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Texts -- Esther 5:14 (NET)

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5:14 Haman’s wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, “Have a gallows seventy-five feet high built , and in the morning tell the king that Mordecai should be hanged on it. Then go with the king to the banquet contented .” It seemed like a good idea to Haman , so he had the gallows built .

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  • Est 5:9-14 -- Haman Expresses His Hatred of Mordecai

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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

  • I. God's preparations 1:1-2:20A. Vashti deposed ch. 11. The king's feast 1:1-92. The queen's dismissal 1:10-22B. Esther elevated 2:1-201. The plan to replace Vashti 2:1-42. Esther's selection 2:5-113. The choice of Esther as ...
  • This chapter records the providential circumstances whereby Esther was able to rise to her influential position with the Persian king."Though no mention is made of God's providence, it nevertheless plays a prominent part, and...
  • We know no details concerning the identities of the assassins or the reasons they hated Ahasuerus. Extra-biblical sources have not yet clarified these matters, though the commentators love to speculate. Mordecai's position in...
  • Chapters 5-7 carry us to the climax of our story. They show how God providentially preserved and protected His people.
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